Sunday, March 22, 2015

On the first day of spring, March 21, 2015, at the
conclusion of the Bosnian Pyramids Spring Equinox Tour and Conference at Hotel
Saraj in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Nigel Grace was kind enough to give a
short interview to Archaeological Park Foundation, the Bosnian NGO nonprofit
organization that oversees the archaeological project.

Nigel Grace, a friend of the ten-year excavation project in
Visoko, Bosnia, has given numerous talks around the world about the Bosnian
Pyramid Complex.

On the way to the 26th Annual Ozark Mountain UFO Conference in Eureka Springs, Arkansas on
April 14, 2013, Mr. Grace shared a taxi with investigative reporter, Linda
Moulton Howe, who was also giving a presentation.

Although Miss Howe had been told personally by her friend Dr.
Robert Schoch that the Bosnian Pyramids Project is a hoax perpetrated on an unsuspecting
public, she congratulated Nigel after his talk and said that he had "knocked the ball out of the ballpark" with a presentation documenting systematic, scientific, and important archaeology in Visoko, Bosnia.

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

The terraces have been excavated in the last 10 years under the supervision of Archaeological Park Foundation, a Bosnian NGO nonprofit created by the discoverer of the Bosnian Pyramid Complex, Dr. Semir Osmanagich. The Bosnian Pyramid of the Moon is the second tallest documented ancient pyramid in the world -- second only in height to a pyramid that stands across the Fojnica River from it: The Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun.

The Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun

The terraces of stone on the Bosnian Pyramid of the Moon, as I've said in recent videos shot here in the pyramid complex in 2014 and 2015, is the most beautiful stonework I've ever seen, ancient or modern.

Excavated stone terrace on the Bosnian Pyramid of the Moon

This structural stone terrace, inclined into the pyramid for strength, was never meant to be seen; it was buried under several meters of clay only recently excavated by diligent volunteers and employees of the Archaeological Park Foundation (Bosnian NGO nonprofit).

Ancient construction clay buries every unexcavatedstone terrace on the Bosnian Pyramid of the Moon

Yet this stonework, and these stones, are beautifully crafted, and the craftsmanship of these artificially made (poured) stones, and the engineering involved in creating the inclined terraces that spiral around the Bosnian Pyramid of the Moon between massive layers of clay, rival that of any stonework on earth.

Although the stones making up the terraces on the Bosnian Pyramid of the Moon were never meant to be seen, the beauty of the terraces is undeniable.

Modern Vandalism

Unfortunately, people without any understanding of the importance of the first documented ancient pyramid complex in Europe have vandalized some of the stones terraces.

Construction stones displaced in modern times

Construction stones displaced in modern times

People have also vandalized the stones themselves.

Modern graffiti on construction stones

Modern graffiti on construction stones

Modern graffiti on construction stones

Modern graffiti on construction stones

Modern graffiti on construction stones

Modern graffiti on construction stones

Modern graffiti on construction stones

Modern graffiti on construction stones

Modern graffiti on construction stones

Protection

To help protect these ancient stones from modern vandalism, please consider donating to the Archaeological Park: Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun Foundation, a Bosnian NGO nonprofit organization. Earmark your donation "Protection."Donations can be made here.Trek to the Bosnian Pyramid of the Moon

The ten ancient structures so far discovered by Dr. Osmanagich in the Bosnian Valley of the Pyramids are the Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun, the Bosnian Pyramid of the Moon, the Bosnian Pyramid of Love, the Bosnian Pyramid of the Dragon, the Temple of Mother Earth, Vratnica Tumulus, Dolovi Tumulus, Ginje Tumulus, KTK Tunnel, and Ravne Tunnel Labyrinth.Official site of Dr.sci Sam Semir Osmanagich, PhD.

Daily updates on archaeological progress in the Bosnian Pyramid Complex

Monday, March 2, 2015

There's a crazy man in Bosnia!! Can
someone please institutionalize him before he does any more harm?

Dr. Semir Osmanagich

This fantasy-concocting man has
attempted to fool millions of tourists into bringing tourist dollars to his war-torn
country by claiming that there are ancient pyramids in Bosnia.

Fortunately, this deranged individual has
succeeded in bringing only 450,000
tourists (not millions) to Visoko in the ten years since he boasted to have
discovered ancient pyramids there in April 2005.

Perhaps you've heard of this madman: the
man who "discovered pyramids" in the small town of Visoko, Bosnia,
only a short distance from Zenica -- the town of his birth -- this Bosnian
native who loves his country so much he has been willing to lie to an
international audience for ten years and to try to fool a perspicacious international
scientific community into believing that there are ancient pyramids in Europe .
. .

Yes, I'm talking about Dr. Semir
Osmanagich, the Crazy Man of Bosnia.

Look at how one man has distorted a
country's entire real estate market. Here's an interview
with Amir Hota, owner of Cicko Nekretnine
(an agency in Bosnia and Herzegovina that deals with property transactions):

"'There is a big interest among
foreign citizens and governments to buy land near Visoko' . . . explained Hota. 'Visoko has become a tourist center due
to the pyramids, so foreigners are interested in buying land, houses in
Visoko and in the areas around it . . .'"

Madness!!

My friends, if you don't believe that Dr.
Osmanagich is crazy, perhaps you'll
believe the European Association of Archaeologists.

Anthony Hardingformer president of the EAA

This venerable organization, full of
trustworthy academics, signed a
declaration on December 11, 2006 to have Dr. Osmanagich's archaeological excavations
in Visoko stopped, declaring:

"We, the undersigned professional
archaeologists from all parts of Europe, wish to protest strongly at the
continuing support by the Bosnian authorities for the so-called “pyramid”
project being conducted on hills at and near Visoko. This scheme is a cruel
hoax on an unsuspecting public and has no place in the world of genuine science."

My friends, if a notable organization
like the European Association of Archaeologists, whose membership extends into
the previous century -- yes, all the way back to 1994 -- with 11,000 members from 60 countries -- if this honorable Association
says that Semir Osmanagich is off his archaeological rocker, how much more evidence
does any of us need? Clearly, this man is crazy. Right?

Well, oddly, there are some questions. And
more than questions. The strange facts of the matter are these.

It turns out that the man who wrote this
libelous Declaration, Anthony
Harding, then President of the European Association of Archaeologists, spent 15
minutes looking at the geology of Visoko before holding a press conference offering
his unequivocal conclusion that there are no pyramids in Bosnia.

What did Harding's scientific team consist
of for that 15-minute local survey? Geologists? Archaeologists? Anthropologists?
No. A secretary and an administrator.

Hmm. Could it be that something is amiss
in Archaeology Land?

The below is excerpted from an article
titled, "The Mysterious Anti-Scientific Agenda of Robert Schoch: Part 1
- The
Bosnian Pyramid Complex":

Concerning his visit to the site, Anthony Harding himself stated that 1) he did
not contact the archaeological team before his arrival, 2) he did not ask
anyone on the Foundation's archaeological team to be shown the relevant digs
and/or artifacts, and 3) he did not meet with anyone who could have shown him
the relevant digs and/or artifacts.

To this date, Harding has provided no photographic evidence to back up his
claim that he visited the site, and Harding has provided no photos or data to
support his public conclusion on the pyramids hypothesis in Bosnia, a
conclusion which, very oddly, he asks us to believe is "scientific." . . .

Harding admits that he drew his negative conclusion about ancient pyramids in
Bosnia the first time he read about Dr. Osmanagich's archaeological project.
It's true: Harding admits, in print, in his own article, that he dismissed the
idea of ancient pyramids in Bosnia before looking at any data, before
weighing any new evidence whatsoever on the Bosnian pyramids hypothesis. This
is a startling admission for a scientist to make. Shocking.

We also know, without question, that Harding's visit to Visoko was meant solely
to forestall criticism that he hadn't visited the project. We know this
without question because he states it himself in his own article. Anthony Harding writes:

"In the days following my letter
[to the London Times], I was bombarded with requests for information. As
a result, I decided that I would take advantage of a visit to Zadar, Croatia,
in early June to drive on to Sarajevo to discuss the situation with
professional colleagues there. On our way down, Predrag Novakovic (EAA
secretary), Sylvie Kvetinová (administrator) and I called in at the hill of
Visocica, on the edge of the town of Visoko, and looked at the excavation
trenches that had been opened. We did this solely in order to avoid the
charge, already laid at our door, that we had condemned the project without
seeing it for ourselves. [Bolding mine.] As we expected, we saw
areas of natural stone (a breccia), with fissures and cracks; but no
sign of anything that looked like archaeology. The cracking in the rock was
similar to many exposures we had seen in the past on natural rock formations,
and did not look anything like a human construction. Geologists who have seen
the site have said the same; the hill is similar in formation to many others in
the Sarajevo-Zenica mining basin."

Notice that Harding doesn't name these "trenches" that he
tells us he has studied with his two colleagues (a secretary and an
administrator – hey, that's better than nothing). How could he tell us the
names of the trenches, when he never met with, or spoke with, the archaeologist
who named them? And because he never told us the names of these trenches,
scientists cannot be sure to which trenches he is referring. This is the
opposite of science, which leaves a trail as plain as day.

Harding's admission of conclusion before study is absolutely shocking.
And it leads us to wonder if he was able, in fact, to "study" any
archaeological evidence at all in Visoko. Can a person study something about
which he has already made a conclusion?

Imagine the hubris of a man who believes that his position as president of the European Association of Archaeologists
obviates him from weighing evidence in making a scientific conclusion. Imagine
what a man must think of himself to believe that his opinion should be
taken as scientific conclusion and scientific fact. You have just
imagined Anthony Harding. This is a man whom Robert Schoch, anti-science to his
core, might idolize.

Oddly, Harding is still around. He is no longer president of the E.A.A., but he
is still a professor of archaeology, influencing students year after year.
Professor Harding's continuing belief (confirmed Friday, January 4, 2013
by his email response to my email query) from the pedestal of his academic
position, is that there are no ancient pyramids in Bosnia.

Can scientists have differing opinions about the Bosnian pyramids? Of course
they can. Scientists are entitled to their opinions about anything and
everything under the sun.

But science is a harsh mistress. She makes heavy and specific demands. None
of the seven archaeologists listed above, including Anthony Harding, have
complied with a single one of the many rigorous demands of science in the case
of the Bosnian pyramids hypothesis. Not a single one of these scientists ever
properly visited any of the Foundation's excavation sites. What does
"properly visited" mean? It means "visited the sites with an
open mind" and with an intent to gather and critique data.

What, then, are the views of these seven archaeological professionals, in early
January of 2013, on the subject of ancient pyramids in Bosnia? What do these
seven scientists have to say six years after trying very, very hard to
take down an archaeological project that would in the end brilliantly survive
their attacks and forever change human history?

From Anthony Harding and his six Declaration-signing
colleagues, we have the following replies to my January 3, 2013 email request
for a quote on the subject of pyramids in Bosnia. (Please note that none of the
replies below are quotes but simply brief summaries of respondents' replies.)

1. Anthony Harding - Replied on January 4, 2013 to say that his views on
the subject of pyramids in Bosnia have not changed and that he declines to be
quoted in this article.

2. Romuald Schild - Replied on January 4, 2013 to say he has not
followed the archaeological work on the Bosnian pyramids.

3. Jean-Paul Demoule - Replied on January 9, 2013 to give me the text of
his 2007 article, "Les pyramides bosniaques" (Encyclopaedia
Universalis, pp. 298-299). . . . He also replied to my further inquiry and
gave me permission to quote his January 10, 2013 views on ancient pyramids in
Bosnia.

Demoule writes on January 10, 2013: "The [Archaeological Park] excavations
have only found geological features and mining tunnels from the Middle Age. It
is clear that it was never any prehistoric 'pyramid' in Visoko. [Bolding
mine.] Bosnian prehistory is perfectly known as are known the paleolithic
societies there 15.000 years ago. The expertise of the European Association of
Archaeologists and of all the Bosnian professional archaeologists was perfectly
clear and unanimous. The only interesting point in Visoko is the invention of a
new national myth based on natural curiosities. The reason for my interest on
this problem is my more general interest about the connexion and interrelations
between archaeology and the actual societies, and the role, use and abuse of
archaeology in national identities. Sincerely Jean-Paul Demoule"

4. Willem Willems - Has not replied.

5. Hermann Parzinger - Has not replied.

6. Vassil Nikolov - Has not replied.

7. Mike Heyworth - Has not replied.

Thus the majority – five out of seven – of the men who sought to shut down the
Archaeological Park's work in Bosnia in 2006 have nothing to say on the subject
six years and one month later. No shouts of victory, no satisfying list
of concrete evidence thatthe idea of ancient pyramids in Bosnia
was nothing more than myth, no scientificconsensus that the idea
of ancient pyramids in Bosnia was always just a fantasy. Nothing. Only silence.

From the other two, Harding and Demoule, we have categorical denials of
pyramids in Bosnia, 1) without evidence and 2) without citation.

These seven men, remember, are the men who were so certain that there were no
pyramids in Bosnia that they were willing to advise, in fact implore, Bosnian
state and local governmental agencies to halt financial and promotional support
for the Archaeological Park nonprofit foundation.

Here is a short excerpt about tourist
visits, from a January 2015 interview with Dr. Osmanagich titled, "Archaeology
by the Numbers":

"Jock
Doubleday: Two Wikipediapages claim that
the Bosnian pyramids are 'natural hills,' and Yale geologist Dr. Robert Schoch agrees.
Have any of the estimated 450,000 tourists who have visited the Foundation's
archaeological sites in the Bosnian Pyramid Complex asked for their money back,
saying that these archaeological sites are not pyramids but simply natural
hills?

"Dr. Osmanagić: I
haven’t heard of cases of visitors asking for their money back. However, I’ve
heard so many times people congratulating us, supporting us, and wishing all
the best in our project. They know that something history-changing is hidden
here in the heart of Bosnia."

So, none of the tourists visiting the
Bosnian Pyramid Complex have asked for their money back in 10 years, yet
Wikipedia and Yale geologist Robert Schoch continue to claim that only "natural
hills" exist in Visoko? Hmm.

Bizarrely, the most prestigious archaeological publication in
the world, Archaeology magazine, has
joined Wikipedia and Robert Schoch in their displeasure with the Bosnian
Pyramids hypothesis. The magazine's nine-year
moratorium on Bosnian archaeology is looked on a bit oddly by Bosnian (and
other) archaeologists. One wonders when this prestigious academic magazine,
which states that it "offers compelling narratives about the
human past from every corner of the globe," will get around
to Bosnia. Feel free to drop the magazine's Editor in Chief, Claudia Valentino, a line at: cvalentino
at archaeology dot org with any questions you might have. And
be sure to mention my article,
"Letter
to the Editor of 'Archaeology Magazine (October 16, 2011).'"

The true facts about Dr. Semir
Osmanagich:

Dr. Osmanagich and his wife Sabinaafter a presentation in the Czech Republic, 2014

First, Semir's last name is spelled Osmanagić, but it has
been Americanized, phonetically, to "Osmanagich." If you want to
pronounce his name correctly, the emphasis is on the first, not the second,
syllable of "Semir." And the first three syllables of
"Osmanagich" are equally stressed, and the "gich" dips down.
I occasionally get it right, and almost nobody else (no other foreigner, I
mean) seems to. I have no idea if this bothers him, but he's never mentioned it,
or corrected anyone, in my presence. There's a good chance that I have a
misplaced optimism for my own pronunciation of his name, so, if he ever does
correct someone, it might be me.

Second, Dr. Sci. Semir Osmanagich is "Director of the Center for
Archaeology at American University in Sarajevo,[4]
author of ten books on ancient civilizations,[5]
youngest foreign member[6]
of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences,[7]
and U.S. Congressional Award-winning entrepreneur.[8]"

You've noted the Wikipedia notation in
the above paragraph -- but don't get too excited. This article is still in
draft form here,
having been rejected twice by Wikipedia. The war over humanity's past is
presently being waged in a conversation with Wiki editors on that page. Feel
free to breeze over there and have a look.

Third, Dr. Semir Osmanagich is the
discoverer of the Bosnian Pyramid Complex in Visoko, Bosnia. He discovered the
Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun and the Bosnian Pyramid of the Moon (which he named)
in April 2005, and then he discovered 8 additional structures over the coming
months and years.There's a lot more to
that story, but we'll leave it there for now.

Fourth, Semir is a scientist. One of the
least crazy men I know, Dr. Osmanagich has been accused by the scientific
orthodoxy of being a lunatic trying to get tourists to come to his beloved and
beleaguered country of Bosnia by hoaxing the world into believing that ancient
pyramids exist there. In fact, Dr. Osmanagich is a scientist without peer, in my
opinion, a truly open and objective and knowledgeable man whose mind never runs
afoul of the facts for which he seems to have an encyclopedic memory.

His equanimity is unparalleled. If you
don't know what equanimity means,
that's okay -- I went to public school, too, and I had to look it up to make
sure I was using the right word. It means "mental or emotional stability or
composure, especially under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium." Dr.
Osmanagich has the unique ability to listen, to contemplate, and to decide,
although he has been under siege by the scientific orthodoxy for ten years. His
mind is open to science and has not been blocked or abraded by years of ad hominem (character) attacks by
libelous and slanderous defamers like Robert Milton Schoch.

He is also one of the kindest men I know,
and I've met a lot of good men in my journeys to Central and South America,
Poland, the Czech Republic, France, and Bosnia.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the most
conservative and dogmatic science is history. What they've been telling us
about the origins of man, civilizations, and the pyramids is wrong. The 21st
century is the time for the scientific paradigm to be changed. We hope that
there will be no more elite science and no more selection of the
information."

And below, Dr. Osmanagich proposes a new kind of science, a science of openness of information (gasp!) --
a science starkly juxtaposed to the elite science
of the archaeological orthodoxy housed in prestigious universities andgenerating ego-driven
projects and
publications across the globe -- an open-source science
that brings people from all disciplines together in the excitement of discovery:

"The Bosnian Pyramid Project is also a platform where
scientists from different scientific disciplines meet. And we want to encourage
exchange of the ideas, research, investigations, and open-minded theory. And I
know that many other projects are very closed to such openness and exchange of
information between the scientists. We are not like that. Science is about
knowledge, sharing the knowledge, staying open. Because the knowledge belongs
to all of us."

"How
Many Times Has Dr. Robert Schoch Been Wrong?" by Dr. Semir Osmanagich

The ten ancient structures so far discovered by Dr. Osmanagich in the
Bosnian Valley of the Pyramids are "the Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun, the
Bosnian Pyramid of the Moon, the Bosnian Pyramid of Love, the Bosnian Pyramid
of the Dragon, the Temple of Mother Earth, Vratnica Tumulus, Dolovi Tumulus,
Ginje Tumulus, KTK Tunnel, and Ravne Tunnel Labyrinth."